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Radu cel Frumos

1438 - 1475

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Radu III of Wallachia, commonly called Radu the Handsome, Radu the Fair, or Radu the Beautiful (Romanian: Radu cel Frumos; Turkish: Radu Bey; c. 1438 – January 1475), was the younger brother of Vlad the Impaler (a.k.a. Vlad III) and prince of the principality of Wallachia. They were both sons of Vlad II Dracul and his wife, Princess Cneajna of Moldavia. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Radu cel Frumos has received more than 769,969 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Radu cel Frumos is the 2,250th most popular politician (down from 2,171st in 2019), the 43rd most popular biography from Romania (down from 42nd in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Romanian Politician.

Radu cel Frumos is most famous for being the first ruler of Wallachia.

Memorability Metrics

  • 770k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.86

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Radu cel Frumos by language

Over the past year Radu cel Frumos has had the most page views in the with 62,416 views, followed by Romanian (36,729), and Spanish (27,871). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Afrikaans (17.43%), Japanese (2.93%), and Slovenian (2.66%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Radu cel Frumos ranks 2,250 out of 19,576. Before him are José Manuel Barroso, William IV, Prince of Orange, Khieu Samphan, Ma Chao, James Callaghan, and Hermann Müller. After him are Hermann von Salza, Tunku Abdul Rahman, Géza I of Hungary, Tiglath-Pileser III, Faustina the Younger, and Emperor Itoku.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1438, Radu cel Frumos ranks 1. After him are Stephen Tomašević of Bosnia, Philip II, Duke of Savoy, Sultan Husayn Bayqara, Melozzo da Forlì, Peter II, Duke of Bourbon, Despina Khatun, James II of Cyprus, Margaret of Bourbon, and Edmund Beaufort. Among people deceased in 1475, Radu cel Frumos ranks 4. Before him are Paolo Uccello, Dieric Bouts, and Petrus Christus. After him are Bartolomeo Colleoni, Joan of Portugal, Afanasy Nikitin, Theodorus Gaza, Simon of Trent, Albert van Ouwater, Charles I, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and Sin Sukju.

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Others Deceased in 1475

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Radu cel Frumos ranks 43 out of 844. Before him are Gheorghe Zamfir (1941), Dimitrie Cantemir (1673), Iannis Xenakis (1922), Mihai Eminescu (1850), Milan I of Serbia (1854), and Basarab I of Wallachia (1275). After him are János Bolyai (1802), Bela Lugosi (1882), John Cassian (360), Mircea I of Wallachia (1355), Alexandru Ioan Cuza (1820), and Ilie Năstase (1946).

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Among POLITICIANS In Romania

Among politicians born in Romania, Radu cel Frumos ranks 22. Before him are Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (1901), Klaus Iohannis (1959), Michael the Brave (1558), Álmos (820), Milan I of Serbia (1854), and Basarab I of Wallachia (1275). After him are Mircea I of Wallachia (1355), Alexandru Ioan Cuza (1820), Traian Băsescu (1951), György Dózsa (1470), Stephen Bocskai (1557), and Chivu Stoica (1908).

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